Bangladesh

12pc time utilised for laws: TIB

Shawdesh Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh on Wednesday said that the 10th general election held on January 5, 2014, was neither participatory nor contested as the main opposition party boycotted it.

Padma Bridge to be completed in 2021

Shawdesh Desk: The construction work of the Padma Bridge will be completed within the next year, road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader said Thursday. ‘Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will

JS quorum crisis causes loss of Tk 163 crore: TIB

Shawdesh Desk: Around Tk 163.57 crore was misused due to the quorum crisis in the tenth session of the national parliament, according to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh. The

Cabinet secretary Shafiul to become WB alternate exec director

Shawdesh Desk: Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday announced that cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam would become the next alternate executive director of the World Bank in Washington DC,

Dengue claims two more lives in Khulna, M’singh

Shawdesh Desk: Two people, including a woman, died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in Khulna and Mymensingh on Wednesday. In Mymensingh, Hafizul Islam, 30, a readymade garment worker from Trishal upazila,

Kazi Nazrul’s 43rd death anniv today

Shawdesh Desk: The 43rd anniversary of death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today across the country. Different cultural organisations will observe the occasion organising diverse programmes

Dengue claims life of youth in Rangpur

Shawdesh Desk: A young man died of dengue at Rangpur Medical College Hospital early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mahtab Uddin, 24, of Biral upazila in Dinajpur. Saiduzzaman, associate

Four minors drowns in Magura

Shawdesh Desk: In separate incidents, four children drowned in Sadar and Sreepur upazilas of Magura on Monday. Akayeed, 2, son of Enamul Haque of village Gangnia of Sadar upazila, drowned